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Rising global average temperatures will increase extreme weather events. The September floods in south-western Poland and the hydrological drought are a new reality that we have to face. The year 2024 in Poland was full of extreme hydrological phenomena. What we remember most is the September floods that affected parts of Central Europe, including southwestern Poland. On September 14, heavy rain fell in our land and quickly filled the local rivers. The first evacuations were also ordered that day in Glucholazy and Mori. The rain fell continuously for several days, destroying houses and roads and destroying bridges. Within 24 hours,…

Investigators have finished extracting data from one of the black boxes of the future Jeju Air plane that crashed on Sunday, the South Korean Ministry of Transport announced. Data from the cockpit voice recorder will now be converted to an audio file, although authorities said it would take longer to access data from the second black box – a flight data recorder – which is missing a critical component. Investigators hope flight data and voice recorders will provide insight into the crucial moments leading up to the tragedy.Some 179 people died after the plane crashed into a structure and exploded.…

On Wednesday, Poland took over the presidency of the Council of the European Union after Hungary. The priorities will be military, energy, economic, food, health, information and civil security. The swearing-in ceremony of the presidency will be held on January 3.This is the second time that Poland holds the presidency of the Council of the European Union – the previous one was held in the second half of 2011. This time the slogan will be: “Security, Europe”. Poland wants to focus on its seven dimensions: external, internal, informational, economic, energy, food and health.The official opening ceremony of the Polish Presidency…

Jan Krzysztof Duda has already won silver medals at the World Blitz Championships in St. Petersburg 2018 and Warsaw 2021. However, the path to his latest work was not easy. In the quarter-finals, our grandmaster had to defeat American favorite Fabiano Caruana with a time of 2.5:0.5. Jan Krzysztof Duda wins bronze medal at the World Dengeki Chess Championship Duda, from Wieliczka, will receive a $42,000 prize for his success. But perhaps more important than the money is the fact that the Polish player only lost to his rival in the semi-finals. It was no one but world ranking leader…

1042 days ago, the Russian attack on Ukraine began. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed the attack on a fuel base in the Smolensk region of Russia, which was used to supply the Russian army fighting against Ukrainian forces. The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyi, published a message in which he thanked his countrymen for the past year. This is what happened in the last 24 hours in Ukraine and its surroundings.> Ukrainian special operations forces reported recapturing a village in the Kursk region of Russia. His name has not been released. The army added that…

Getty ImagesAnura Kumara Dissanayake wants the new year to be a turning point for the countryThe stunning election victories of a new left-wing president and his party have changed Sri Lanka’s political landscape – but the cash-strapped island’s new leaders are quickly realizing that election promises are easier to make than to hold.Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s remarkable victory in September’s presidential election was quickly followed by a landslide victory for her alliance, the National People’s Power (NPP), in the parliamentary elections.As a new year begins, he and his supporters want it to be a turning point for the country, which is…

Getty ImagesA group of MPs believes that compensation is not being paid quickly enough to victims of the Post Office scandal and is calling on the government to expose itself to financial sanctions if the process does not speed up.The Business and Commerce Select Committee said binding deadlines were necessary, and money resulting from missed deadlines would go to claimants if they were not met.The committee also called for the Post Office to be removed from its role in compensation schemes and called for more transparency on how much it pays lawyers. The government said it was “working around the…

Getty ImagesMany bus passengers in England will face a one-way fare increase of £2 to £3 from Wednesday. Leading campaign groups said it would lead to a “costly start” until 2025.The old £2 limit was introduced under the Conservative government to cope with the rising cost of living.The Department for Transport, however, said the money raised would help support travel in rural communities and towns where there is a heavy reliance on buses.The new £3 cap, covering most bus journeys in England, will remain in place until the end of 2025.Fares that would be below £3 without the cap –…

Today’s weather. The first day of the new year will be cloudy and windy throughout the country – in some places the wind speed will reach 100 kilometers per hour. Across the country, the biomet will be unfavorable. Thermometers show temperatures from 4 to 9 degrees.Wednesday, the first day of the new year, will be cloudy, but the sky is expected to clear – clear weather is expected in southern Poland. Only in the north-west and north it rained up to 2-5 liters of water per square meter. Thermometers in Suwalki region show 4 degrees of heat, in the center…

Getty ImagesNational energy prices have been rising, with little relief for bill payers through the rest of the year.Ofgem’s second price cap increase this winter comes into force on Wednesday and means someone paying by direct debit and using a typical amount of gas and electricity will pay £1,738 a year.This is £21 more per year than under the previous cap, so bill payers are urged to submit a meter reading to avoid overpaying on estimated usage.Bills are about 50% higher than pre-Covid levels, and analysts predict they will rise another 3% in April.Regulator Ofgem, which sets the cap covering…